Violence perpetrated by PTI unprecedented: Sharjeel

Urges citizens to open shops and their businesses without any fear

KARACHI:

Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that Pakistan has never witnessed the violent protests as the one demonstrated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against the arrest of party chief.

Speaking at a press conference, Sharjeel mentioned that the Speaker of the Sindh Assembly, Agha Siraj Durrani was arrested in Islamabad during a conference. He added that Khurshid Shah and Ejaz Jakhrani were also arrested from their homes. "I was arrested from the premises of the court, even though there was no arrest warrant," the minister said. Sharjeel said that the former prime minister Imran Khan was not targeted for any political revenge.

He urged citizens to open shops and their businesses without any fear and warned that those who take the law into their hands would be dealt strictly in accordance with the law. He condemned the torching water board vehicles and buses and urged the PTI to refrain from violence and play a constructive role in society. The minister announced that the O and A-level examinations have been postponed. He praised the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah for instructing the police to clear the road and avoid any kind of collision.

Sharjeel concluded by stating that those involved in arson and damage to government property would be arrested, and no exceptions would be made for anyone.